Van-Jones Archives - Shaping Youth

Youth Trailblazers Ignite Inspiration at First Ever Startup Weekend Oakland

February 16, 2014 by Amy Jussel Leave a Comment

Feb. 16, 2014 “You know you have something special when your teen and his friend are up and ready to head in to code by 7:15 am! –Startup Weekend Oakland is changing lives”—Leah McGowen-Hare“Thanks … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Emerging trends & STEM Tagged With: #SWOBMA, African American males, African American stereotypes, American Promise, apps for change, Ashoka Changemakers, Ashoka Youth Ventures, Black Girls Code, black history, Black Male Achievement, black youth portrayal in media, circle of 6 app, Code or be coded, Could an app have saved Trayvon Martin, Diversity gap, edtech, Elevate Oakland, Help Circle, Hidden Genius Project, Kalimah Priforce, Kapor Center, local change agents, Oakland, positive social change, Qeyno Labs, safety apps, social justice, Startup Weekend Oakland, STEM, STEM urgency, Tech diversity gap, Trailblazers, urban youth, Van-Jones, Yes We Code

Going Green With Red, White & Blue Celebrations

July 4, 2008 by Amy Jussel 7 Comments

Green Mary, who runs ‘zero waste events’ with biodegradable, compostable greenware, should supply our annual island 4th of July gig, because as I set up for the 100+ families to run our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Branding & Consumerism, Consumerism, EcoKids-Environment, Emerging trends & STEM, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Positive Picks, Pro-Social & Positive Picks, Shaping Youth Tagged With: Amy-Jussel, Eco-Childs-Play, Eco-Mom-Alliance, EcoFabulous, Ecopreneurist, EcoSalon, EcoStiletto, Enviromom, Environment-Kids, FlaminFuji, GO-Media-Network, Green-Alternatives, Green-Celebrations, Green-Fireworks, Green-Girls-Guide, Green-Mary, Greenware, Greenzer, Healthbolt, July4th-Green, MC-Millker, Not-Quite-Crunchy-Parent, Patriotic-Parfait, Positive-Futures-Network, Sara-Ost, Shop-Green, Thomas-Friedman, Van-Jones, Vegan-Grilling, Weelicious, Yes-Magazine

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